Photomanipulation nominee

"Grief Blocking My Faith" invites the viewer to contemplate the dualities of life and death, light and darkness, and the human experience of loss and hope. The man in the image stands alone in the rain, his solitary figure embodying a sense of loss and isolation. The stormy night serves as a metaphor for the turmoil and uncertainty of the human condition, and the man's stance speaks to the resilience and determination of the human spirit. The distant lightning illuminates three gravestones, casting an eerie glow upon the cemetery and serving as a reminder of the transience of life and the inevitability of death.

Tom is a native of Detroit, Michigan, but now calls Rochester, New York his home. He acquired a liberal arts degree and a Master's degree from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan. Tom is self-taught in the art of photography. He likes to take seemly average images and rearrange them into something more than the sum of its parts. Compositing is a wonderful way to create by inclusion instead of exclusion.